Chem.) silver nitrate prepared to be used as a cautery - so named because silver was called luna by the ancient alchemists. adjective Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties.adjective Measured by the revolutions of the moon.adjective Of or pertaining to the moon.noun In navigation, lunar distance, or an observation for lunar distance: as, to take a lunar.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.In navigation, tables for correcting the apparent distance of the moon from the sun, or from a fixed star, on account of refraction and parallax, and for deducing the longitude of the observer from the lunar data given in the almanac.Pertaining to silver: from the moon being the alchemical symbol of that metal: as, lunar caustic (nitrate of silver).In anatomy, of or pertaining to the lunare, or semilunar bone of the carpus.Supposed to be affected by or due to the influence of the moon: as, lunar madness.Resembling the moon round: as, a lunar shield, specifically, in anatomy and zoology:.Measured by the revolutions of the moon: as, lunar months or years.Situated or moving like the moon acting as a moon.Of, pertaining, or relating to the moon: as, the lunar changes lunar observations.In Arabic gram., a fanciful term applied to the class of consonants before which the l of the article al is not assimilated in pronunciation: so called because including q, the initial of qamar, moon.

adjective Measured by the revolution of the moon.adjective Of, involving, caused by, or affecting the moon.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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